First, refer to the Certification Label page and determine the 2 or 4-digit code which indicates the primary or primary & secondary exterior paint colors. For instance, 2L 2K means the primary color was Maroon and the secondary color was Candy Apple Red.​​And, then use one of the tables below, but note that there are two tables - one for US usage and one for Canadian usage.

US Paint Codes

Canadian Paint Codes

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There is at least two anomalies in Ford's paint coding. As shown below, #2E is called Light Canyon Red and #51 is called Medium Fire Red in the catalog, but in the 1985 Early F-Series Pickup and the 1985 Light Truck Exterior Color Selection chart #2E is called Bright Canyon Red and #51 is called Dark Canyon Red. But, since both are code #'s they are probably the same color, and a note has been put in the respective catalog entries to show what the brochures say.